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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 7, 2014Parmer County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2014, 9:20 PM CDT for Parmer County, Texas. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2014, 9:20 PM CDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2014, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

County Parmer County, TX

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-422 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1959 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
323 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

226 
WFUS54 KLUB 080220
TORLUB
TXC369-080245-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0004.140608T0220Z-140608T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
920 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL PARMER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 917 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF FARWELL...AND MOVING EAST AT
  25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HEN EGG SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOVINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3458 10305 3458 10304 3458 10276 3440 10278
      3443 10305 3454 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 274DEG 23KT 3451 10304

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

BC/JW
1 follow-up statement
808 
WWUS54 KLUB 080227
SVSLUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
927 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014

TXC369-080245-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140608T0245Z/
PARMER TX-
927 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PARMER COUNTY
UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 924 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF BOVINA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HEN EGG SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOVINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3458 10305 3458 10304 3458 10276 3440 10278
      3443 10305 3454 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 274DEG 24KT 3450 10297

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

BC/JW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens, Motley47 min
Jun 7, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBYoakum50 min
Jun 7, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, Dickens, King, Motley32 min
Jun 7, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, Dickens, King, Motley19 min
Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum43 min
Jun 7, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBParmer22 min
Jun 7, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, Dickens, King, Motley19 min
Jun 7, 9:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more16 hr
Jun 7, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Parmer37 min
Jun 7, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, King, Motley32 min
Jun 7, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCochran, Hockley, Lamb, Terry, Yoakum48 min
Jun 7, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer48 min
Jun 7, 9:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBBailey, Lamb25 min
Jun 7, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCastro18 min
Jun 7, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock21 min
Jun 7, 10:13 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLUBLamb17 min
Jun 7, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBChildress40 min
Jun 7, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBBailey, Castro, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer3 hr
Jun 7, 10:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBLamb16 min
Jun 7, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher44 min
Jun 7, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Lamb, Lubbock28 min
Jun 7, 10:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBCastro112 min
Jun 7, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLamb14 min
Jun 7, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHockley40 min
Jun 7, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Hockley, Lamb30 min
Jun 7, 11:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBHale, Swisher119 min
Jun 7, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBriscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Swisher38 min
Jun 7, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHockley, Lubbock34 min
Jun 7, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress, Hall28 min
Jun 7, 11:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBLubbock2 hr
Jun 7, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey24 min
Jun 7, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBriscoe, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lubbock and 1 more47 min
Jun 7, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry17 min
Jun 7, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress23 min
Jun 7, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLubbock, Lynn, Terry46 min
Jun 7, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock47 min
Jun 8, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBChildress30 min
Jun 8, 12:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBLynn, Terry78 min
Jun 8, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza, Lynn, Terry46 min
Jun 8, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn42 min
Jun 8, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBTerry, Yoakum29 min
Jun 8, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza, Kent29 min
Jun 8, 1:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLynn, Terry, Yoakum28 min
Jun 8, 10:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLynn32 min
Jun 8, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLubbock37 min
Jun 8, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBHale13 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.